GREEN HOME FACT #2

The “green” attributes of a “green” home are well documented by the builder and are independently certified by a third party rater. This means you can be sure of what you are buying. In Minnesota there are two primary rating systems that measure the number of “green” attributes. The national program is sponsored by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the certification program for residential homes is called LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) For Homes. The locally grown certification program is called MN GreenStar. There is also a number of other less rigorous “green” rating programs that tend to mislead buyers into thinking their home is “greener” than it is. If your home is certified under either of these two programs, you can be reasonably confident in the outcome.

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